Apple gets a patent for the same tech in the LG G8

If you want to be charitable to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Apple didn't quite get a patent for the same tech that's in th...

If you want to be charitable to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Apple didn't quite get a patent for the same tech that's in the LG G8, but rather what looks like the logical extension to that same tech. One of the big new features of the LG G8 shown off was something called a "Crystal Sound OLED Stereo Speaker," which means the sound is emitted with vibrations in the display rather than a traditional speaker.

However, LG's implementation is just for the audio on phone calls whereas Apple's new patent appears takes that idea to its logical conclusion: vibrating the entire ...

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